Michiel Conrad Botha (born 9 August 1972) better known as Conrad Bo is a South African Artist, the founder of The Superstroke Art Movement. He was born in

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ...

, South Africa, but grew up in

Witbank Witbank (), officially Emalahleni, is a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa, within the Emalahleni Local Municipality. The name Witbank is Afrikaans for "white ridge", and is named after a white sandstone outcrop where wa ...

, about 100 kilometers from Pretoria, where he attended Primary and High School. He studied at the

University of Johannesburg The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the ...

where he obtained a B.Com. Degree. After working for several corporate companies he devoted himself full-time to art in 2002. He has participated in several Group and Solo Exhibitions in various places all over South Africa and is the founding member of The Superstroke Art Movement which are still active in South Africa and various other counties. The Superstroke Art Movement is one of the few Art Movements that exist in Africa, and is only preceded by Fook Island, an Art Movement whose originator was the well known South African artist Walter Battiss. The Superstroke Art Movement is a direct decedent of the concept of Generalism, and according to Bo, it is also greatly influenced by the

Superflat Superflat is a postmodern art movement, founded by the artist Takashi Murakami, which is influenced by manga and anime. However, superflat doesn't have an explicit definition because Takashi Murakami does not want to limit the movement, but rather ...

, the Japanese Art Movement founded by

Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts media (such as painting and sculpture) as well as commercial (such as fashion, merchandise, and animation) and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts as well as co ae ...

References

*Culture Magazine First Edition April June 2005 *Blink Magazine Dec Jan 2005, P55 -60. Conrad Botha, Monochrome Painting *Habitat Magazine (South African Edition) July 2007 p67-70. Conrad Bo, Johannesburg in Black and White

External links

Information, Paintings

Information, photographs of paintings and elaboration on the Superstroke Art Movement
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bo, Conrad 1972 births Living people People from Mpumalanga People from Pretoria South African painters South African male painters University of Johannesburg alumni